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Eikenberry trains East Africa’s rising military leaders
March 2015
Karl Eikenberry recently returned from a visit to Rwanda where he lectured military and policy officials from across East Africa at the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College (RDFCSC)....
Faculty Spotlight: Donald K. Emmerson
March 2014
Donald K. Emmerson reflects on his 15 years at Stanford and speaks about his life and career beyond academia, highlighting his initial draw to Southeast Asia and penchant for the Socratic discourse.
Career diplomat reflects, emphasizes complexity of statecraft
February 2014
Stephen Bosworth, a visiting lecturer at FSI in residence at Shorenstein APARC, discusses his career in the U.S.
Events
U.S.-China Relations and the 'Re-balance' to Asia
June 3, 2014
The Obama administration’s “rebalance” to Asia is about much more than China’s rise and changing role in the region, but US-China relations are an integral part of the new policy and the way it is...
China's Military Modernization and National Security Strategy
May 14, 2012
China's defense budget has grown over the past two decades to become the second largest in the world, though still far below that of the United States.
Korea and the Next American Presidency
November 14, 2008
In addition to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the financial crisis, and the housing crisis (as if that were not enough!), the next American president will have his hands full with matters on the...
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Tokyo in a Season of Turmoil
As the winter turns to spring and the cherry trees blossom, Japan confronts challenges in every domain: economics and business, security and defense, diplomacy and politics. The troubled global...
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Counterterrorism, Counterinsurgency, and Contradictions: America's Lessons Learned in Afghanistan
July 2015
Former Ambassador to the U.S. and Karl Eikenberry speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 29, 2015 and reflects on lessons learned from interventions into unstable nations.
State-Strengthening in Afghanistan 2001-2014
March 2015
The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), in partnership with Chatham House and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), recently held a conference on state-strengthening in Afghanistan.
